#4AABB3#4AABB3
#4AABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.091 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4AABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 59%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.83, -25.84, -12.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.83, 28.78, 206.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.7% -0.0838 -0.035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.7% 0.091 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5202, 33.8338, 47.8247) |
| Luminance | 0.3384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.26
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.41
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.51
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4AABB3 #B3524A
analogous
#4AB386 #4AABB3 #4A77B3
triadic
#4AABB3 #B34AAB #ABB34A
tetradic
#4AABB3 #864AB3 #B3524A #77B34A
square
#4AABB3 #864AB3 #B3524A #77B34A
split-complementary
#4AABB3 #B34A77 #B3864A
monochromatic
#26585C #388288 #4AABB3 #74C0C6 #A0D3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4AABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#4AABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4AABB3
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4AABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4AABB3 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4aabb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.091 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c4c9',
500: '#4aabb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4aabb3; $custom-light: #87c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4aabb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.571,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68696,
"c": 0.0908,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.33836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4AABB3
secondary
#C49894
accent
#6056D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182